mewl
verb (used without object)
to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
had been mewling
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past perfect progressiveof mewl.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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As for their children, the younger ones had been mewling babes for most of his years at Winterfell.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
